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New Phillies manager Gabe Kapler has a loyal gay following

I laughed when I heard the news, because Kapler was a staple in the early days of Outsports in the beginning of the 2000s. We had a very active discussion board and the Hot Jocks section was the most popular section.

For some reason, pictures of Kapler, then still an MLB player, dominated the board. (Does Google Image search for Kapler and discovers the reason):

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There were so many Kapler posts on the board that the late, great Joe Guckin (Joe in Philly on the board) started calling him “He Who Shall Not Be Named.” The name stuck and was used for years after.

This was before Kapler started blogging about the wonders of jerking off with coconut oil or the importance of tanning your balls. Along the way, Kapler became the Dodgers’ director of player development.

With the news that He Who Shall Not Be Named now manages his favorite baseball team, I imagine Joe in Philly is somewhere Up There rolling his eyes and cracking a smile.